1. Melodrama in Media

2. Ankar
 America’s freedom = Williams’ virtue
 America took the position as the powerful victim that
had to seek revenge against its attackers.

3. Ankar
“I will suggest that comprehension of the attack was
generated through the news footage that situated the
United States as a morally powerful victim in a position
that required it to transform victimization into heroic
retributive action for crisis resolution.” (23)

4. Panama Canal

5.  http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/188
9-01-03/ed-1/seq4/#words=Canal+canal+Lesseps+Panama+de+France
+PANAM
 America the aggressors.
 Determined to take on France’s failure and earn the
benefits

6. Drone Strikes

7.  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/02/risk
-reporting-us-drone-strikes2014212103345230764.html
 America is the powerful villain
 Yemen civilians are the victimized ones.

8. Williams
 Opinion about previous events affects current situations
 “Tom” and “Anti-Tom” viewpoints for the Rodney King
and O.J. Simpson trials
 Melodrama wants the innocent to prevail
 In the U.S. court system, reasonable doubt prevails.

9.  “Melodrama longs for a more pure and absolute sense
of truth… it is never the job of a jury trial to prove
innocence” (264).

10. Casey Anthony

11.  http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/caseyanthony-guilty-murder-cayleesdeath/story?id=13987918
 Based off the plethora of evidence and Casey Anthony’s
history, most Americans believe that she was guilty.
 However, the trial system does not have to prove
innocence, just reasonable doubt

12. Alex Rodriguez

13. Alex Rodriguez
 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-rodriguezsuspended-from-baseball-for-2014-season/
 Previous events gave the public the initial belief that
Rodriguez used steroids.
 Rather than being found morally good, it was proven
that he was the villain.

14. Bullying in America
 Apparent who the villain is.
 Apparent who the victimized person is.
 Is enough being done?
 http://www.businessinsider.com/staggering-facts-aboutbullying-in-america-2013-10

15. Bullying today:
• Bullying affects nearly one in three American schoolchildren in grades six through
10.
• 83% of girls and 79 percent of boys report experiencing harassment.
• Six out of 10 teenagers say they witness bullying in school once a day.
• 35% of kids have been threatened online.
• One of every 10 students who drop out of school do so because of repeated
bullying.
• 64% of children who were bullied did not report it.
• Nearly 70% of students think schools respond poorly to bullying.
Responses?
http://www.inquisitr.com/1120514/san-jose-state-administrators-defend-raciallycharged-bullying-response/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24734827/parents-bullying-out-of-control-in-ray-pecschool-district

16. Gay Athletes and Professional
Sports
 http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10454391
 The sports world is no longer creating the wave, but riding
it.
 Gay people hold high positions in politics.
 They are gay movie stars.
 Michael Sam is no Jackie Robinson.